History Heartwarming / KingdomHearts358DaysOver2

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* Roxas taking Xion up to the clocktower for ice cream.

!!!The game

!!!The Manga

* Meta example: The game is dedicated to Creator/WayneAllwine, late voice actor for WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse.

* Xion's CutenessProximity with Pluto. In a meta-sense and in-universe-sense, it's strangely nice to see two characters of differing art styles and origins bond so well together (even if Pluto's been bugged by [=DiZ=] to spy on the Organization) and seeing Xion gush over a BigFriendlyDog.
** The best part? ''[[{{Jerkass}} Saix]]'' allowed Xion to keep Pluto. When Axel lampshaded his decision, Saix merely responded that it's because it reminded him of his fondness of dogs in the past.

* Meta example: The game is dedicated to Wayne Allwine, late voice actor for MickeyMouse.

* The Neverland chapters end up having the ''weirdest'' heartwarming theme to them - that being how much Peter Pan and Captain Hook [[FoeYay mutually care about each other]] [[WorthyOpponent as enemies who give each other's lives meaning.]]

** Let's reiterate that: In a game franchise where 'friendship' is prioritized above all else, and typically more roundabout wordings like 'important person' or 'made them feel like they had a heart' are used to refer to the relationships between characters who deeply care about each other, Xion writes, without any pretenses or fanfare, that she loves Roxas and Axel, even though she was raised to believe she couldn't feel anything towards other people.

!!!The game

* The interactions between Roxas, Axel and Xion are completely made of this. While the other two trios and even the Disney trio show very strong bonds, the Sea Salt Trio takes it to a whole new level. For them their friendship is truly everything in life. Their hopes, dreams, and struggles are built around the idea of being together forever. It's what contributes to the massive TearJerker ending.
* Any entry of Roxas' diary where he talks about Axel and Xion is either this or TearJerker.
* A number of the secret reports, particularly those written by Xion and Axel, have heartwarming (sometimes crossing into TearJerker) content and give insight to their own views of friendship. Highlights include Axel proclaiming that finding out Xion was a replica didn't invalidate the friendship he formed with her, showing that his suggestion to go to beach with her and Roxas was so they could forget their troubles. And Xion spelling out that she loves Roxas and Axel, even knowing that she probably won't be around much longer.

* At the end of your last mission to Olympus Coliseum, Phil ends up saying "Roxas, don't be a stranger", showing that he started to care about the Nobody.

-->'''Axel''': You both...think you can do whatever you want. Well, I'm sick of it. Go on, you just keep running. But [[PleaseIWillDoAnything I'll always be there]] [[YouAreNotAlone to bring you]] [[PleaseDontLeaveMe back!]]

* The interactions between Roxas and his friends are a prominent moment. It's what contributes to the massive TearJerker ending.

* Roxas taking Xion up to the clocktower for ice cream.

* In the manga, during the time period when Xion had trouble summoning her keyblade, Roxas suggests that if worst comes to worst, he and Xion should run away from the organization together, and that if they do they should invite Axel to come with them. When Xion manages to summon her keyblade again, she's elated, but also expresses that she liked the idea of running away with Roxas and Axel. Later when they are celebrating Xion's keyblade returning, they ask Axel if he'd be willing to live with them after the organization completes its objectives. Axel ''accepts'' their offer and thinks to himself, with a smile, that they make him feel like he has a heart. While in the game Roxas also eventually suggests that the three of them run away from the organization, the manga version happens ''much'' earlier in the timeline and shows just how much on all sides that the three of them want nothing more than to be together.
* Xion's CutenessProximity with Pluto in the manga. In a meta-sense and in-universe-sense, it's strangely nice to see two characters of differing art styles and origins bond so well together (even if Pluto's been bugged by [=DiZ=] to spy on the Organization) and seeing Xion gush over a BigFriendlyDog.
** The best part? ''[[{{Jerkass}} Saix]]'' allowed Xion to keep Pluto. When Axel lampshaded his decision, Saix merely responded that it's because it reminded him of his fondness of dogs in the past.

* In the manga, Roxas' face upon seeing Axel (whom he thought to be "annihilated" in Castle Oblivion) is unbelievably cute!
* Another moment in the manga is when Riku stops Roxas from attacking him in public, [[ThinkOfTheChildren not wanting innocent people to get caught up]] in their conflict over capturing an imposter or looking for a dangerous renegade girl.
* Also in the manga, Roxas and Axel travel to different worlds to look for Xion. They're aided by Genie and Carpet in Agrabah, and Hercules and Phil in Olympus Coliseum, which shows how much these characters grew to view them as friends, and willingly help them out.
* The Neverland chapters of the manga end up having the ''weirdest'' heartwarming theme to them - that being how much Peter Pan and Captain Hook [[FoeYay mutually care about each other]] [[WorthyOpponent as enemies who give each other's lives meaning.]]
* A number of the secret reports, particularly those written by Xion and Axel, have heartwarming (sometimes crossing into TearJerker) content and give insight to their own views of friendship. Highlights include Axel proclaiming that finding out Xion was a replica didn't invalidate the friendship he formed with her, showing that his suggestion to go to beach with her and Roxas was so they could forget their troubles. And Xion spelling out that she loves Roxas and Axel, even knowing that she probably won't be around much longer.
* Axel's declaration regarding Roxas and Xion...
-->'''Axel''': What's your problem? You both...think you can do whatever you want. Well, I'm sick of it. Go on, you just keep running. But [[PleaseIWillDoAnything I'll always be there]] [[YouAreNotAlone to bring you]] [[PleaseDontLeaveMe back!]]

-->'''Axel''': What's your problem? You both...think you can do whatever you want. Well, I'm sick of it. Go on, you just keep running. But I'll always be there to bring you back!

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* In the manga, during the time period when Xion had trouble summoning her keyblade, Roxas suggests that if worst comes to worst, he and Xion should run away from the organization together, and that if they do they should invite Axel to come with them. When Xion manages to summon her keyblade again, she's elated, but also expresses that she liked the idea of running away with Roxas and Axel. Later when they are celebrating Xion's keyblade returning, they ask Axel if he'd be willing to live with them after the organization completes its objectives. Axel ''accepts'' their offer and thinks to himself, with a smile, that they make him feel like he has a heart. While in the game Roxas also eventually suggests that the three of them run away from the organization, the manga version happens ''much'' earlier in the timeline and under less dire circumstances, which goes to show that even without pressures the three of them want nothing more than to be together.

* In the manga, during the time period when Xion had trouble summoning her keyblade, Roxas suggests that if worst comes to worst, he and Xion should run away from the organization together, and that if they do they should invite Axel to come with them. When Xion manages to summon her keyblade again, she's elated, but also expresses that she liked the idea of running away with Roxas and Axel. Later when they are celebrating Xion's keyblade returning, they ask Axel if he'd be willing to live with them after the organization completes its objectives. Axel ''accepts'' their offer and thinks to himself, with a smile, that they make him feel like he has a heart. While in the game Roxas also eventually suggests that the three of them run away from the organization, the manga version happens ''much'' earlier in the timeline, and gives more insight to Xion and Axel's thoughts about it, which speaks volumes about how close they all became in such a short time